Ipswich City Council Media still praising ex-Mayor Andrew Antoniolli online

Convicted criminal Andrew Antoniolli who is on a 6-month suspended jail sentence for fraud is still being praised online by Ipswich City Council with a glowing testimonial to his “reinstating pride and trust in the Council” after his election as Mayor in 2017.

Antoniolli said: “From this day forward I will pay your faith with good governance transparency and collaboration."

What a joke and fraud on the Ipswich community by this ex-cop!


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Andrew Antoniolli inducted as Ipswich's 50th mayor

31 August 2017
New Ipswich Mayor Cr Andrew Antoniolli on Thursday reinstated pride and trust in the Council.
Cr Antoniolli was officially inducted as Mayor at the Council Chambers in front of about 100 people including Councillors, family and friends.
Mayor Andrew Antoniolli:
 "I will pay your faith with good
governance transparency and collaboration."
As the 50th Mayor of the City of Ipswich, Cr Antoniolli admitted it was a bit surreal, yet extremely humbling to be elected the Mayor and promised to serve with humility and grace.
“As I said, I have the people of Ipswich to thank for putting their faith in me. You voted for a change and you expect nothing less,” he said, wearing the mayoral robes.
“I want to ensure each and every one of you here today, your message was received loud and clear. From this day forward I will pay your faith with good governance transparency and collaboration, and with a genuine mandate for change.
“We have a big job ahead, there’s no denying it. But I have faith in the team of councillors that you see here before you and I have faith in the incredible staff there we have here at Council and I know that by working together we can restore the trust between council and the community and recapture the pride that we all have in our great city.”
Cr Antoniolli paid special tribute to his wife, the new Mayoress, Karina and his five daughters, four of whom were in the chambers for the ceremony.
“As a father they mean everything to me,” he said. “In a sense they are the basis of every decision I make.”
After CEO Jim Lindsay and Cr Antoniolli signed the Declaration of Office, Cr Kylie Stoneman and Cr David Morrison assisted the Mayor into his robes. Former Mayor John Nugent then assisted with the official Chains.
The Mayor was emotional at times and spoke passionately about the Ipswich community.
“We are currently under pressure. But we are and have always shown ourselves to be a resilient community,” he said.
“As the Mayor I am the captain of the team. I’ve got the jersey on and I’m going out there in the field to fight for a good result.”